Guangzhou Evergrande overtakes Milan, Inter in club rankings
Updated: 2015-03-25 10:22
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A photo grab from footballdatabase.com shows Guangzhou Evergrande is ranked 63rd, in front of 64th ranked Inter Milan and 69th ranked AC Milan. |
LONDON - China's soccer club Guangzhou Evergrande is ranked above two Italian Serie A powerhouses Inter Milan and AC Milan in the world soccer club rankings, according to the latest release from footballdatabase.com, a specialized soccer statistics website.
As the top ranked club in Asian leagues and 2014 AFC Champions League winners, Evergrande slipped one place to 63 in the overall rankings from last edition, but remain in front of Inter's 64 and AC Milan's 69 in the world rankings.
Barcelona still leads the world rankings, followed by its Spanish Liga archrivals Real Madrid with the German Bundesliga record champions Bayern Munich in third place.
In the Asian rankings, Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal and South Korea's Jeonbuk FC exchanged positions as Al Hilal moved up to the second place, beating South Korea's K-League champions to third.
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